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October 8, 2011

The Best of Me – by Nicholas Sparks Two former high school sweethearts return to their hometown for the funeral of a mentor and confront the choices they have made since they last met.     Colonel Roosevelt – by Edmund Morris Presents a chronicle of the last ten years of Theodore Roosevelt’s life to [...]

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September 16, 2011

Yankee Doodle Dixie – by Lisa Patton Returning to her home in the South, Leelee Satterfield opens another restaurant but finds returning to her former life challenged by memories of the Vermont man who stole her heart and the daiquiri-laced advice of her three best friends.     Every Day a Friday:  How To Be Happier [...]

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New Books for Adults

August 17, 2011

The Repurposed Library – by Lisa Occhipinti More than 30 projects use old books to create amazing crafts–from mobiles, wreaths and vases to shelves, storage boxes and even an e-reader holder–in a book with 75 photos and 150 illustrations.     What Alice Forgot – by Liane Moriarty Suffering an accident that causes her to [...]

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New Books for Adults

July 28, 2011

Silver Girl – by Elin Hilderbrand Facing homelessness and a loss of social standing after her husband cheats rich investors out of billions of dollars, Meredith and her best friend, Connie, who has troubles of her own, escape to Nantucket to heal.       The Borrower – by Rebecca Makkai Placed in an impossible [...]

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June 3, 2011

Berlin 1961 – by Frederick Kempe Shares controversial perspectives on a defining event in the Cold War, revealing how nearly American and Soviet troops came to waging nuclear war while citing the specific challenges that were faced by international leaders. The Fund – by H.T. Narea Investigating a suspicious international money trail only to discover [...]

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May 12, 2011

On China – by Henry Kissinger In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book-length to a country he has known intimately for decades, and whose modern relations with the West he helped shape. Drawing on historical records as well as his conversations with Chinese leaders over the past [...]

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April 23, 2011

Treasures from the Attic – by Mirjam Pressler The German translator of Anne Frank’s diary traces the discovery by Frank’s aunt’s daughter-in-law of numerous family correspondences and keepsakes and what they revealed about the Frank family and the forces that shaped the famous young diarist. The Sixth Man – by David Baldacci After the lawyer [...]

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